ATLANTIC
Builder : Van Der Graaf BV – The Netherlands
Design : William Gardner in 1903
Consulting architect : Doug Perterson – San Diego, USA
Type : Schooner
Year : June 2010
Lying : Port-Saint-Louis-Du-Rhône, France
Flag : Isle of Man
Price : EUR 12,000,000
COMMENTS : The current ATLANTIC is the replica of legendary ATLANTIC which was commissioned by New York Yacht Club member Wilson Marshall, Atlantic and which was launched in 1903.
After owning, restoring, rebuilding or recreating a number of famous yachts such as Thendara, Aile Blanche, Borkumriff, Zaca a te Moana and most recently the Herreshoff racing schooner Eleonora, Dutch yachtsman Ed Kastelein planned his ultimate masterpiece: the recreation of the 3-mast schooner Atlantic. Over three years of technical and historical
research resulted in sufficiently detailed plans and information to enable a highly accurate and authentic recreation.
Having set a new standard with his creation of Eleonora, Ed Kastelein built on his vast experience and has once again constructed a yacht that no-one thought would ever sail again. The project was certainly his most ambitious; with her length over deck of 185 feet (56 metres) she is the largest classic racing schooner ever to be recreated. Ed Kastelein was determined for her to be the way she was when she wrote history in 1905, her original lines were honoured to the finest detail and her sail plan is identical to that of her victorious 1905 Transatlantic Race which made her immortal in yachting history. Above all, she is again breathtakingly beautiful, turning heads wherever the wind takes her.
Atlantic's dimensions are simply incredible; over deck she measures a remarkable 56 meters. Her graceful sheer line and long overhangs accentuate her grace while her waterline length of 42 meters and narrow beam are a promise of unmatched speed under sail. Her spars tower some 45 meters above the waterline and support a staggering area of 1,750 m² of sail, more than two and a half times that of the already awesome J-Class yachts.
History : ATLANTIC was originally designed by William Gardner, one of America's foremost designers of large yachts.
From the moment Atlantic went to sea, it was clear that she was an exceptionally fast and beautiful schooner. When a yacht in 1903 hits twenty knots during her sea trials, she is a promising yacht, but even then, nobody could imagine two years later this yacht would set a record that would stand unmatched for almost a century.
Nevertheless, whilst Wilson Marshall wanted Atlantic to be the fastest schooner on the water, he felt there was no reason to compromise on comfort. Unlike contemporary racing schooners, Atlantic was equipped with every imaginable luxury. Fitted out with the finest mahogany panelling, she had two steam driven generators to power electric lights, refrigerators and a large galley. On deck her halyard winches and primary sheet winches were also steam driven. She had two double and three single staterooms, a lobby, a large full beam saloon, a dining room, a chart & gunroom, three large bathrooms and in the deck house there was a comfortable observation room. She had retractable chimneys, so while under sail the below deck steam heating, lighting and refrigeration systems could keep running. Atlantic's fo'c'sle accommodated her thirty-nine strong crew and officers, who would live aboard throughout the year.
During her first season Atlantic proved fast, winning both the Brenton Reef and the Cape May Cup hands down, but it was only in 1905 she made the headlines by winning the Kaiser's Cup, a Transatlantic race from Sandy Hook to the Lizard. Referred to as "The last Great race of Princes" the entries for this race included all the yachts that the rich and powerful from Britain and America could send to sea.
The legendary Captain Charlie Barr, who had already successfully defended the America's Cup three times, was hired to skipper Atlantic. Charlie Barr's determination to win was as legendary as his skills for driving the largest of yachts to the very limit. And win, he did, sailing 3006 miles in 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 19 seconds. Atlantic's 24-hour record was 341 miles, an average speed of 14,1 knots. Uncountable attempts were made to break this record but it would hold firm until 1998, the longest standing speed record in the history of yachting.
Atlantic's story continued for another seventy-seven years with ownership passing through the likes of Cornelius Vanderbilt III and Gerald Lambert. She was used as a mother ship for other racing yachts like Vanity, for America's Cup defenders and the J-Class Yankee on her voyage to England. Her guest book included the rich and famous of the world. Simply put, she is the most famous and beloved racing schooner of all time.
Although after World War II Atlantic would never sail again, she refused to give up her existence. Somehow, she was saved from the scrap yard on three different occasions, broke loose from her moorings, to sail back to sea without a man aboard and ended up used as a houseboat, a restaurant and a floating dock at a fuel station. Finally on 30th of January 1982, she was broken up at Newport News Boat Harbor, Virginia.
Classification: Built to Class Veritas
11 Charteryacht/s.mach1 + Full MCA compliance
Construction:
*hull: Welded Steel
*superstructure: Teak
*deck: Teak
Colour:
*hull: White
*superstructure: Teak
*deck: Teak
Cabins: up to 12 guests in 6 cabins
Quarters for up to 12 crew when fully operated
Length overall: 64.50 m
Length over deck: 56.39 m
Waterline length: 41.15 m
Maximum beam: 8.85 m
Draft: 5.00 m
Displacement: 303 t
Keel: 90 t of lead ballasts
Gross Tonnage: 268 t
Spars: Aluminium masts
Alaskan Sitka Spruce booms & gaffs – built in hollow laminated by Ventis – Brasker, Enkhuizen, NL
Steel bowsprit by Nedal BV - Finished in cream AWLGRIP
Standing rigging: 7x7 galvanised steel by De Ruiter (NL)
Running rigging: LANCELIN, France
Sails: 2 complete sets of sails
Sail area
*upwind: 1,750 m²
*downwind: 1,750 m²
Deck hardware: HARKEN manual winches
6 x B74 3 speed, ST bronze
2 x B74. 2 speed, ST bronze
10 x B980 2 speed, ST bronze
HARKEN electric winches
4 x B980 3 speed ST bronze
4 x B1111 3 speed plain top bronze
All other deck hardware custom manufactured by Absolute Projects, Portugal
Windlass: THOMAS REID Ltd (UK) Model R2262 – 400 V 4-speed with warping capstans
Bow Thruster: Electric by VETH (NL) VT-80 50Kw
Engine: YANMAR 201 Diesel 6AYM-ETE – 555 kW @ 1,840 rpm
Engine hours: 6,237 as of 1st September 2017
Reduction gear: YANMAR YXH 240-1, i=3.03
Propeller: West Mekan (Norway), 4 blades variable pitch
Exhaust: Wet system by Halyard (UK)
Steering: 400 V 24 V hand custom hydraulic by Technish Bureau Meyer (NL)
Engine room:
Additional manual emergency steering (2017)
• control: 4 cameras CCTV + DVR (2014)
• ventilation: G&R 500 mm diameter fan with variable speed
*Performances: 10 knots @ cruising speed
12 knots @ max speed
*Consumption: 80 L/H @ cruising speed
*Range: 1,900 NM
Generator: 50 kVA YANMAR
115 kVA YANMAR
Batteries: Service, engines start & radio
Fuel: 12,000 L in 2 tanks
3,200 L (2 x 1,600 L) day tanks
Water: 1,600 L in 2 tanks
Boiler: 3 off 400 V Thermor ACI 150 l storage type
2 off 230 V Thermor ACI 150 l storage type
Water maker: 580 L/H with 2 x D200/400 DESSALATOR
Refrigerator: 12 x SIEMENS
Deep freezer: 4 x SIEMENS
Air-conditioning: 2 x 98,000 BTU
Electronic:
*instruments: SIMRAD IS20 – wind, rudder & speed
*sounder: SIMRAD IS20
*self-steering: SIMRAD AP70 (2014)
*AIS Class B: SIMRAD AI50 Class B transceiver
*Inmarsat: KVH Trackphone FB500 (telephone, fax & internet)
KVH Trackphone (telephone, fax & internet)
*standard C: SIMRAD Mini-C TT3000 GMDSS (telex with printer & reserve battery)
*fax: HP Pro 400C networked colour laser copier & printer, scanner & fax
*internet: internal network with wi-fi access points (2017)
*VHF radio: SIMRAD RS87:EXB: DSC-D/ATIS (3 stations)
ICOM (in crew mess)
Approx. 6 x ICOM water resistant handheld units
*meteo: Navtec McMURDO Nav7 GMDSS (telex with printer and reserve Battery)
*GPS: SIMRAD MX510 (IMO) with MX575A DGPS Compass (2014)
*chart plotter: MAXSEA PC based to compliment Admiralty paper charts Possibly of upgrading to ECDIS
*radar: SIMRAD RA 80 (IMO) Colour radar, 6kW
Upgraded to Marpa (2013)
*intercom: PANASONIC KXT616 PABX, extensions throughout the vessel
DECK AND COCKPIT
Large and spacious with several deck houses
ACCOMMODATION
For up to 12 guests in 6 double bed cabins
For up to 12 crew in 6 cabins
CHART TABLE
Aft next to the captain’s cabin
SALOON
Large main saloon with 12 guests dining table at mid ship
CABINS
1 master’s stateroom
5 guest cabins
1 captain cabin
5 crew cabins
SHOWER ROOM/HEAD
6 for the guests
GALLEY
Forward of the guest area and connected to the crew mess
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Air conditioning system: 2 off 98,000 BTU chillers 400 V, separate heating system (2015) fan coils with individual temperature and speed controls fitted throughout the vessel. Mahé (NL)
Air dryer: 2 Delonghy 24 ltr
Galley appliances: All electrical: includes hop and oven (2016)
Commercial dishwasher by Rhima
Waste disposal unit (2016)
Saeco Espresso machine (2016)
Refrigerators: 8 + 4 combined in storeroom by SIEMENS
Deep Freezer: 4 by SIEMENS
Washing machines: MIELE commercial
Dryers: MIELE commercial
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Inmarsat: KVH Trackphone FB500 (telephone, fax & internet)
KVH Trackphone (telephone, fax & internet)
Standard C: SIMRAD Mini-C TT3000 GMDSS (telex with printer & reserve battery)
Fax: HP Pro 400C networked colour laser copier & printer, scanner & fax
Internet: internal network with wi-fi access points (2017)
VHF radio: SIMRAD RS87:EXB: DSC-D/ATIS (3 stations)
ICOM (in crew mess)
Approx. 6 x ICOM water resistant handheld units
CREW MESS
For up to 12 crew when fully operated
SAILS AND RIGGING
Sails by NORTH USA (2014)
• Fore + foretopsail
• Main + maintopsail
• Mizzen + mizzentopy sail
• Staysail
• Jib – outer jib – jib top
• For + main fisherman (by Zaoli 2012)
• Try sail 2016
• Further full set of sails (2010 Baltic Sails Enkhuizen Holladn) in good condition
ENGINE
Engine: YANMAR 201 Diesel 6AYM-ETE – 555 kW @ 1,840 rpm
Engine hours: 6,237 as of 1st September 2017
Reduction gear: YANMAR YXH 240-1, i=3.03
Propeller: West Mekan (Norway), 4 blades variable pitch
Exhaust: Wet system by Halyard (UK)
Steering: 400 V 24 V hand custom hydraulic by Technish Bureau Meyer (NL)
Engine room:
Generator 2
Additional manual emergency steering (2017)
• control: 4 cameras CCTV + DVR (2014)
• ventilation: G&R 500 mm diameter fan with variable speed
ELECTRICITY
AC 230/400 V 50 Hz with distributed neutral (IT – European Standard)
DC 24 V and DC 12 V – Isolated from hull
Generator 1: YANMAR 6HAL2-Nx – rebuilt in 2016 with Stamford UCM274F2 alternator producing 115 kVA
Generator 2: YANMAR 6CHL-TNx – rebuilt in 2017 with Stamford UCM274F2 alternator producing 50 kVA
Shore power: 2 universal power converters (2014)
Shore cable: 2 max length 50 m and selection of common plugs
Service alternator:Prestolite 24 V 140 Amps with Balmar MC624 3-step regulator and Fet Isolator
Service charger: Victron Atlas 24 V 100 Amps three-phase charger with Fet isolator
Inverter charger: 2 x Victron Multi+ 24 V units output totalling 120 Amps
Safety charger: Victron Skylla 24 V 30 Amps
Service battery: 24V 2,000 Amps Sealed-Lead-Acid (gel) batteries
Estimated autonomy 8 hours (2017)
Safety battery: 24 V 225 Amps Sealed Lead Acid
Estimated autonomy 8 hours (2015)
Radio Battery: 24 V 25 Amps Sealed Lead Acid
Estimated autonomy 8 hours (2015)
SAFETY AND SECURITY
Bilge/Fire pumps: 2 Forani and Pecorari CM50 400V 5. kW bronze centrifugal pumps and an identical main engine mounted unit with clutch
Fire Alarm: Independent addressable system (IMO) throughout vessel: Kentec (UK)
Bilge Alarm: Custom system incorporating tank alarms, WTD indicator and remotes. Eaton-Moeller
Cathodic protection: Flush zinc anodes on hull, pencil anodes protecting pipework, induced current system by Cathelco
Safety charger: Victron Skylla 24 V 30 Amps
Safety battery: 24 V 225 Amps Sealed Lead Acid
Estimated autonomy 8 hours (2015)
Radio Battery: 24 V 25 Amps Sealed Lead Acid
Estimated autonomy 8 hours (2015)
Watch-keeper system: Units at wheel and at chart table
Navigation lights: Backed-up supply, control and alarm system by Norselight model NLC48
Life rafts: 3 x 12 people ZODIAC
VHF: 2 x Entel HT649 GMDSS portable handsets
Epirb: SIMRAD EG50 Auto GMDSS with built-in GPS
Sart: ACR Pathfinder3
Medical kit: Class A
Aldis lamp: with battery and charter
Fire extinguishers: Fixed FM200 fire extinguishing system in the engine room
Various portable extinguishers throughout the vessel
3 x Fire hoses of 20 m each
Crash pumps: Mobile diesel pump (2017) with coupling and hoses. Reserve fuel.
PLUMBING AND TANKS
Fuel: 12,000 L in 2 tanks + 2 x 1,600 L day tanks
3,200 L (2 x 1,600 L) day tanks
Emiliana Serbatoi 24 V diesel lift pump & manual pump
Water: 1,600 L in 2 tanks
Fresh water pump: AMFA, Duo A95 24-400 V & 24 V
Water heater : 3 off 400 V Thermor ACI 150 l storage type
2 off 230 V Thermor ACI 150 l storage type
Water maker : 580 L/H with 2 x D200/400 DESSALATOR
Water Steriliser: UV treatment and silver ion units (2014)
Grey Water: 4,000 L in 2 tanks plus 3 integrated grey water sum tanks (600 L)
Black Water: 4,000 L in 2 tanks
Sewage Treatment: TRITON (2014)
Black & Grey Pumps: G&R MV64 400 V pigtail pumps
Sum pumps: AMFA Marina ZZ 30mm 24 V diaphragm pumps
Heads: 9 off Actana 24 V electric toilets with ceramic bowl, fresh water flush. Both crew units changed in 2017
MOORING
Windlass: THOMAS REID Ltd (UK) Model R2262 – 400 V 4-speed with warping capstans
Anchors: 2 off 600 Kg custom traditional style anchors
Mooring lines:
2 x 165 m of 24 mm chains and stoppers
2 x 50 m of 28 mm
1 x 60 m of 32 mm
4 x 30 m of 32 mm
TENDERS AND TOYS
Tender: 6.5 m SILLINGER + 115 HP MERCURY outboard engine
Sailing boat: Classic 12 ft sailing boat in polyester and wood
Water skis: one set
MISCELLANEAOUS EQUIPMENT
Spare ropes: Spare 16 div size and form
Spare blocks
Spare shackles
Electrical tools
Hand tools
Compressor
6 spare HARKEN and LEWMAR
Spare parts engine and generators
Diving equipment: full set with bottles
Box: repair kit for sails and ropes
Covers: deckhouses sails wheel and compass
Bosun’s chairs: 2
Mattresses: 2 deck mattresses with PVC
Deck chairs: 6 wooden chairs
Boarding ladder: ladder in teak
Swimming ladder: stainless steel
Full set of fenders
Set of flags
Life rings: 3 with lights
VAT STATUS
VAT not paid
Detail given in good faith with no guarantee nor warrant for accuracy or conditions. A Buyer should instruct his surveyor to investigate such details as he desires validated. This is NOT a contractual document.
